Bentfield Bury Farms

Bentfield Bury Farms

Client Business
Bentfield Bury Farms
Location
Stansted, Essex
Size
800ha

Operations

  • Arable.
  • Combinable crop production with emphasis placed on adding quality and ultimately value where possible.
  • Hybrid system of production based upon minimum tillage and direct drilling.

Client Brief

Our client's brief was to improve both physical and financial performance of the farm and estate.

Oversee the process of change, retirement of personnel and the introduction of a younger generation coming into the business.

Create closer ties between the farm and estate to bring operational improvements and cost savings.

Challenges for the Business

  • Management of infrastructure
  • Soil health, yields and quality

Scope of Work

  • Farm management
  • On-site and off-site meetings
  • General support and sounding board

Strategies

  • High attention to detail
  • Detailed planning of operations
  • Improved infrastructure e.g. ditching, moling, buildings
  • Improved soil health
  • Production of strategic business plan to improve profitability
  • 5 year machinery plan
  • 6 year rotation to allow for better control of weeds and disease etc.
  • Take advantage of capital funding where applicable.

Results Achieved

  • East Anglian YEN wheat winner
  • Runner up Milling Wheat Grower of the Year
  • GRP I wheat average in excess of 9.25t/ha
  • Improved reputation locally
  • Contracting works ad hoc basis
  • Resilient farming systems which has yielded very effective results with improved profitability

Client Testimonial

"We chose Sentry because they listened to our requirements and chose a farm manager with the skills, experience and attitude to enhance our estate and farm business. In the last ten years James has hugely improved the estate and farm workings as well as developing our team of employees."